Odisha Coffee Beans: From Koraput Farms to Your Cup

Follow Koraput coffee from cherry to processing to drying to green bean to roast to brew — and where to buy at each stage.

Odisha CoffeeJuly 25, 20266 min read

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The journey

1. Farm — Smallholders across Koraput (Pottangi, Semiliguda, Dasmantpur) grow Arabica under forest shade, often with pepper and banana.

2. Harvest — Ripe red cherries hand-picked, Nov–Feb.

3. Processing — Washed (pulped, fermented, washed), natural (dried whole), or honey (dried with mucilage).

4. Drying — To 10–12% moisture on raised beds, 14–30 days depending on method.

5. Resting & hulling — Rested in parchment, then hulled to the green bean.

6. Grading — Sorted by screen size and defects into A, AA, AAA, PB.

7. Roasting — 8–14 minutes; the roaster decides light, medium or dark.

8. Brew — Filter, pour-over, press or espresso.

Buy at each stage

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